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Eric Hovde: “We have $34 trillion in debt.”

Featuring: Eric Hovde, Republican | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Wisconsin

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Just Facts - Addressing our Debt - Hovde for US Senate

Published | Video Starts at 00:15

But I'd like to get into a little bit more detail about that. So as I last addressed, We have $34 trillion in debt. I know that number is just crazy because it is crazy. We are adding about a trillion dollars in new debt every four months. (00:15–00:19)

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Asserts that the United States has accumulated $34 trillion in national debt.

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